The full-service Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport comes highly recommended by its guests and we picked it for its excellent amenities and service. It’s a newer hotel located about a 4-minute drive from the airport with prompt free shuttle and lots of free parking, about 20 minutes from downtown.

Guest rooms are spacious and inviting and feature high-definition TVs, mini-fridges and microwaves. The Pavillion Pantry on site makes snacking or light in-room meals an easy convenience by providing microwavable meals. There’s also a well-liked restaurant and lounge with sports viewing. An indoor pool and hot tub provides some R&R.

The highly-rated and well kept Rideau Heights Inn is a motel-style property with drive-up rooms on the edge of Ottawa in a lovely setting of trees. It’s our pick for value based on its lower room price, and the comfort and experience it affords its guests. It’s about 20 minutes from downtown and 9 minutes driving time from the airport.

Guest rooms are basic, but comfortable and clean and come with the customary amenities along with flat screen TVs and mini-fridges. The hotel offers Wi-Fi, breakfast and parking for free and allows guests to park their vehicle at the motel while travelling.

This is a popular hotel in Ottawa’s east end with good highway access, only a 9-minute drive from the city centre and 2 minutes from the St. Laurent shopping centre. It's well priced, and offers free underground parking along with excellent free Wi-Fi. Guests typically enjoy meals at The Bistro and really like the spacious rooms which they invariably describe as nicely decorated, and very clean with great large bathrooms.

Pros

Free amenities: Wi-Fi, wired Internet, parking, newspapers

Rooms were well liked—spacious and clean with nice decor

Location was just off the Trans-Canada Hwy and an easy walk from the train station and river trails with easy access to restaurants and shopping by car

Want to feel like you're at home but enjoy the services of a hotel? Les Suites does just that featuring condo-like accommodations along with restaurant and room service, indoor pool and in-room spa treatments. Offering a prime downtown location at the edge of Byward Market, guests can explore Ottawa's number one tourist attraction with restaurants to try and shops to browse, a-plenty.

Guests loved these spacious suites with full kitchens and in-suite laundry at the price of a regular hotel room. On site, Presse Café offers a well-liked breakfast with high-grade coffee and gourmet sandwiches.

Pros

Free amenities: Wi-Fi, local calls, newspapers

Rooms were clean, very spacious and well equipped

The location was excellent--an easy walk to restaurants and shopping and a healthy walk to downtown attractions

The luxurious Westin Ottawa is a great hotel choice. It’s located in perfect downtown location, a short walk to the Byward Market, plus connected to the convention centre and Rideau Centre mall.

Guests loved everything about this hotel, its modern and very clean rooms with beautiful views, the décor, the dining and the unbeatable location. Guests say the staff are exceptional, providing first-class service.

Pros

Free amenities: pet stays, newspapers

Rooms were clean and well appointed with comfortable beds

The location was excellent—attached to the mall and convention centre, a short walk to the Byward Market and an easy walk to the Parliament buildings

The new kid on the block offers impressively stylish rooms in a perfect location and restaurant with chef-made delicacies. Brand new and still ironing out the wrinkles, this hotel has still managed to get top marks from lots of guests. Be sure to check out the rooftop lounge outdoor and indoor spaces with spectacular views of Ottawa's skyline. West-facing corner rooms on higher floors offer amazing views of sunsets and the Parliament Buildings.

If you are able to splurge a little to experience the classic elegance of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, we highly recommend it. It's a beautiful chateau-style limestone ediface in Ottawa with modernized grand old spaces that is sure to create a memorable experience. Their fine dining restaurant, the Wilfrid, offers views of Parliament Hill and summer terrace. Zoe's Lounge offers a beautiful setting, live piano entertainment on the weekend and delicious cocktails. Make sure to get a renovated room on a higher floor overlooking the Parliament buildings.

Pros

Free amenities: Wi-Fi (to President’s Club members—free to join)

Rooms (some renovated) were clean and comfortable with charming decor

Location was an easy walk to restaurants, bars, attractions and shopping

Staff were pleasant and helpful

Many enjoyed dining on site

Cons

Wi-Fi costs $15.76 or $27.06 per 24 hours (for non-members)

Self-parking is $33.90 and valet parking is $48.59 per day (includes tax)

Some guests complained of high prices-- for rooms, parking, restaurant and mini-bars

Some found small rooms and difficulty regulating the in-room temperature

This hotel is well liked for its very clean and updated rooms, personable staff and free parking. It's 10 minutes west of the city centre but offers quick access via the Trans-Canada Hwy. Cafe 1274 on site offers a good meal with friendly service and a place to unwind with a drink, but there's plenty of restaurants and shops an easy walk from the hotel.

Pros

Free amenities: Wi-Fi, wired Internet, parking, local calls

Rooms were very clean, well appointed, updated and spacious

Location was an easy walk to restaurants and shops, near transit and just off the Trans-Canada Hwy

This very pleasant and newer hotel is well liked by guests who are looking to save on parking and breakfast while travelling. Wi-Fi has excellent ratings and the quiet rooms are well pleasing with nice lighting and decor. Guests can walk to restaurants in the area (Lone Star Grill is a favourite) and there is shopping and cinema a 5-minute drive away at South Keys.

This is a great value pick for anyone visiting Ottawa. It's right downtown in walking distance of dining, shopping and attractions, with transit just outside the door. Guests can spread out in apartment-size suites, all with separate bedrooms and living rooms and can easily cook a few meals to save on dining out costs--perfect when travelling with small children. For many, this is their home-away-from-home when in Ottawa with very courteous and attentive staff.

This is a solid choice for guests with cars who want to save on breakfast, parking and Wi-Fi while visiting Ottawa. Rooms are well cared for, clean and nicely updated and there is a small pool and fitness centre on site. Guests enjoy dining at Lone Star Texus Grill across from the hotel and appreciate its good highway access.

Good value downtown Ottawa hotel features rooms with kitchens and free hot breakfast

This hotel occupies a converted apartment building and offers a spacious and well-equipped room, centrally located with good transit access. Value-driven guests appreciate the extra space of these rooms, all with fully-equipped kitchens, very large flat screen TVs, extra seating and a desk with computer and printer.

Highlights are the hot egg sandwiches at the free breakfast, the to-go bags with free bottled water and fruit, the well-equipped fitness centre and the downtown location, next to restaurants on Elgin and walking distance to the main Ottawa attractions.

This hotel offers a modern and clean room with a well-liked hot breakfast an easy drive to Canadian Tire Centre and the Nepean Sportsplex. There's plenty of free parking and excellent free Wi-Fi adding value.

Popular west Ottawa hotel with spacious suites, indoor pool and free hot breakfast

This hotel is a good choice for guests with cars wanting to access Canadian Tire Centre or Bell Sensplex as they are very close by. It's not cheap, but when you consider that breakfast, parking and Wi-Fi are included, it brings the cost down considerably from staying in the downtown where those extra charges add up. Rooms are as pleasant as the staff (which is saying a lot) and well cleaned and maintained. Nicely designed one-bedroom suites are very attractive and one type comes with a jetted tub.

The location was convenient to the highway, Kanata Centrum Shopping Centre, Bell Sensplex, Tanger Outlet Mall and Canadian Tire Centre

Staff were very pleasant, attentive and professional

Free breakfast offered a good selection with vegetarian options

Wi-Fi was rated excellent

Cons

Some guests found noise disturbances from inside the hotel

A few guests said the pool was small and cold

Breakfast restocking of hot items went slowly, according to some

Some complained that area restaurants were a bit of a walk

Tips For Staying In Ottawa

Choosing A Hotel in Ottawa

Quick Summary of Most Popular AreasDowntown Ottawa: home to Parliament Hill and the Supreme Court of CanadaByward Market: crawling with activity at all hours from cafes, museums and street markets to restaurants, pubs and clubs

Where to Stay in OttawaOttawa really is a beautiful city, as it should be considering it is the capital city of Canada (and ultimately where all your tax dollars go). The integration of the Rideau Canal (both beautiful and functional in the summer and winter) is scenic and really creates a certain uniqueness and maximization of a waterfront compared to other cities (ahem...Toronto). You can't help but feel a little patriotic when you visit downtown Ottawa to see the historic Parliament Hill. A patriotism we Canadians seem to only let out as a unified voice once every 4 years when our Olympic men's hockey team dominates the rest of the world (except in 2006, but we won't speak of that). Also on that note, if you do plan to visit Ottawa I would highly recommend going for Canada Day. The crowds are absolutely insane, but it's definitely an experience everyone should have at least once in their life.

Home to both the Supreme Court of Canada and one of the Canadian Mint locations, downtown Ottawa is pretty much where the laws and money of Canada are made. The Ottawa Mint really only produces commemorative and collector coins and not high volumes of paper money.

While there are not a lot of hotels in Byward Market this hip hangout area (just across the Rideau Canal from downtown) is an entirely walkable four blocks of boutiques, restaurants, outdoor markets, spas, museums and art galleries.

Staying in a hotel near Ottawa airport is a convenient option if you need to quickly get to and from the airport, however be advised that these are not near downtown or Byward Market. If you are in Ottawa for even just a short while and have business in the city it would probably be best to stay in a hotel in downtown Ottawa instead of taking a taxi or public transit in and out of the city everyday.

Things To Do In The Surrounding AreaIf jumping to another province sounds exciting (it really isn't, but anyway...) then you're in luck when staying in Ottawa. A short trip across the Alexandra Bridge or King Edward Avenue brings you to nearby Gatineau, home to the Canadian Museum of History, a great place for an educational and family-friendly afternoon. But, why bother, you're probably better off just taking in the awesome atmosphere in Byward Market.